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Featured Anthology: A Moment in Time by the
Writers of Room 112

If you are a writer, you likely have had those moments where
your creative elements flow like molten energy. The words come and you can
stand to read them. You read great work and peek behind the veil. You see
your own pieces take shape. Last summer I was in the room where a group of
diverse and talented women gathered at the Great Lakes Writers Workshop for a
week of focus on their nonfiction writing. These women capitalized
on their momentum and kept working together beyond our fecund week. If you are a
writer, follow their lead and see a project through. These women did, and
their book captures the moments that build the framework and artistry of life.

These women are open. They are smart, educated, and
their writing is important to them. I led the workshop, but I did not
manufacture the sparks of reality that illuminated their stories. This is not a
collection of feel-good fluff. These stories embody moments of betrayal,
love, death, anger, lost and found identities and more. Find a whole world
in these moments.

Karen M. Paulus answers a
few questions about the anthology A
Moment in Time.

How did you come to publish an anthology?

The
idea first came up toward the end of the workshop, when we realized we all had
one piece already and most writers had started a second.

I recall that you had
stages of approval for inclusion into the anthology, editors, compilers,
communicators and more. How did you divide the work?

Participants in the
workshop volunteered for different jobs. First, someone offered to set up a
Yahoo group for keeping in touch and sharing documents. Then, a class member
with copy editing experience volunteered for that part, another person
volunteered to do the layout with InDesign.

Were there unexpected hurdles in publishing the
book?

Hurdles were
expected, but the few issues I ran into while using Createspace to do the cover
were easily solved by calling them. They provided very good customer service.

What was fun about
putting the anthology together?

It was fun to share
everyone’s enthusiasm!

Who is the intended audience for the book?

Our friends and
relatives are the most likely readers, but other writers at workshops might be
interested in our work and the process of putting the book together.

I agree, and would add that any reader who enjoys
personal nonfiction find that these moments you have brought to life could enter
the flow of any readers life. What else would you like to share about the book.

I had a few of my
friends proof the final stories and it was during a conversation with one of
them that I got inspired to organize the book by the age of the character in the
story. I stretched that a bit by putting Michele’s piece first, since it is a
story about her pregnancy. I counted that character as the youngest so I could
put it first, mostly because Michele explained the writing assignment in her
story and I thought that was useful.

Yes! Your structure did
add a metaphoric element that weighted and grounded the essays. Your
collaboration produced a wonderful book! Thank you Karen.